高中英语Unit1CareersandskillsSectionⅢ学案牛津译林版.docx

Unit 1Careers and skillsPart Grammar读下面的句子，体会里面的修辞手法并试着翻译为汉语。1The old gentlemans beard is as white as snow._2He was an emotionless man and it was said that his heart was made of stone._3As a business person，you cannot be a mouse.You have to be a tiger._4That plan is a castle in the air，you cant make it._答案：1这个老绅士的胡须雪白。2他是个没有感情的人，据说他铁石心肠。3作为一个商人，你不能胆小如鼠，你应该非常勇猛。4那个计划不切实际，你做不到的。修辞手段一般主要用于文学性写作中。但在英文写作中有时也需要运用一定的具有英文特征的修辞手段。文章最忌语言枯燥无味，一篇好的作文，语言应该生动形象。而恰当地运用修辞手法，可以使文字新鲜活泼、具体逼真，大大增强艺术表现力，扩大语言表达的范围；而且还可以激发读者的想象，给人留下深刻的印象。因此，掌握一些一般常用修辞手段对于实现语句亮点也是非常必要的。下面介绍英语作文中常用的修辞手法比喻 (metaphor)。比喻就是打比方，可分为明喻和暗喻。1明喻(simile)明喻是将两种通常被视为不相似的不同事物加以比较，明喻一般要用到as或like。要使一个明喻效果不错，读者就必须对加以对比的东西非常熟悉。例如：My father has been working very hard recently and often comes home late at night.He has been as busy as a bee.在这句话中用蜜蜂来形容忙碌，使人非常易于理解。因为大家都熟悉蜜蜂的忙碌的特性。其他的还有：The man cant be trusted.He is as slippery as an eel.那个人不可信赖。他像鳗鱼一样狡猾。Childhood is like a swiftly passing dream.童年就像一场急逝的梦。What had been experienced in the past was always looming in memory like a picture.过去的经历就像图片一样总是在脑海中萦绕。下面请欣赏一些常用比喻短语：as blind as a bat 有眼无珠as clear as a bell 健全的as clear as day 一清二楚的as cool as a cucumber 极为冷静的as hungry as a hunter 非常饥饿as lively as a cricket 极活泼as poor as a church mouse 赤贫的as proud as a peacock 极骄傲as strong as a horse 健壮如牛 2暗喻(metaphor)暗喻是声明一样东西是另一样东西。它是两样东西之间的比较，而这两样东西通常并不被视为同一类。但有某些共同之处。暗喻可以将一个名词的喻义与另一个名词的本义相比较，而不用like或as 来进行比较。The world is a stage.世界是一个大舞台。这句话中，世界是本义，而舞台是用来比喻的。要理解此句中暗喻的用法，你就需要知道世界的特性。以下都是暗喻：He has a heart of stone.他有一颗铁石心肠。For lawyers，a courtroom is a battlefield.对于律师来说，法庭就是战场。couch potato 整天看电视的人a snake in the grass 潜伏的危险cold fish 怪人，冷冰冰的家伙hot potato 棘手的问题，难题3下面请同学们了解一些有关颜色的比喻green with envy 十分嫉妒green horn 没有经验的人Paul was in a blue mood. 保尔情绪低落。redletter day 纪念日，喜庆的日子to paint the town red 狂欢、痛饮、胡闹roll out the red carpet for sb.(铺展红地毯)隆重地欢迎某人to see red 使人发怒waving a red flag 做惹别人生气的事in the black 盈利in the red 亏损，负债1翻译下列比喻(1)as sly as a fox _(2)as fat as a pig _(3)as fierce as a tiger _ (4)as firm as a rock _(5)as greedy as a wolf _ (6)as light as a feather _(7)as sharp as a needle _ (8)as sweet as honey _(9)as white as snow _ (10)as sharp as a spear _ (11)as tall as a tree _答案：(1)非常狡猾(2)很胖(3)非常凶猛(4)非常坚定(5)非常贪婪(6)很轻(7)非常尖锐(8)很甜(9)雪白(10)非常锐利(11)非常高2读下列句子，判断它们用了明喻还是暗喻(1)Our English teacher is our best English dictionary. _(2)The students in that school all work very hard.They know time is money. _(3)The news reporter said that the winner of the race had run like the wind. _(4)Please be quiet.I need to think over the problem.Dont be a big mouth. _(5)The firefighter was as brave as a lion in the face of danger. _(6)He slept like a log. _答案：(1)暗喻(2)暗喻(3)明喻(4)暗喻(5)明喻(6)明喻3单项选择(1)After John was out of work，his wife was heavily ill，soon he became a _.Acouch potatoBchurch mouseCcold fish Dwhite elephant答案：B提示：句意：约翰失业后，妻子生了重病，很快他就一贫如洗。(2)I had been feeling _ ever since my father left on his long trip.Ablue BgreenCyellow Dblack答案：A提示：句意：自从我的爸爸去长途旅行后，我一直闷闷不乐。(3) What was wrong with Lucy?She suddenly went _ and I thought she was going